Sr. Continuous Improvement Specialist

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

JOB DESCRIPTION

When your part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do important work. Surrounded by collaborative colleagues, you’ll have the support and opportunities that only a global leader can give you. Our respected, growing organization has an outstanding strategy for the near term and beyond. Take your place on our strong team and help us make significant contributions to the world!

EDUCATION

• Lean Six Sigma Certification preferred.
• PMP Certification an advantage.
• 4 year degree or equivalent required.

EXPERIENCE:

• Shown experience being responsible for a continuous improvement program for manufacturing operations functions (ideally; finance, customer service, etc.).
• 2+ years experience implementing successful TPS-based system including elements such as; A3 Thinking/Strategy Deployment, Lead Leadership (Daily Accountability, Leader Standard Work, Visual Management), 5S, value stream mapping, standard work, metric boards, stand-up meetings and project funnel coordination.
• Expertise in problem-solving applying a formal program/process.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Strong communication skills and the ability to positively influence leadership and all levels of the organization.Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Fundamental business financial acuity.
• Strong project management and facilitation skills.
• Experience working with Microsoft office (Word and Excel), Power BI an advantage.
• Able to work on-site to drive continuous improvement in operational areas, including connecting cross-functional resources to remove waste along extended value streams.
• Passion for driving improvement and leading change.
• Proven track record for developing, training, and mentoring teams.

Specific duties include, but are not limited to:

• Lead/work with critical teams to enhance processes to improve the manufacturing operations experience, enable profitable growth and drive efficiencies.
• Identifies, develop and project lead productivity opportunities from an end-to-end perspective, in addition to rolling out key global Practical Process Improvements initiatives.
• Collaborate with key partners to build a continuous improvement culture with key functional teams.
• Respectfully nurture an action-biased culture of continuous improvement to improve key indicators in the areas of customer, finance, people & quality.
• Supervise progress of improvement efforts and provide key PPI training in enabling a PPI culture & approach.
• Validate assumptions and assertions using data and mentor others to make data driven decisions.
• Measure and report on key performance indicators (leading and lagging) for PPI activities across each function; develop and implement effective corrective action plans in conjunction with key players to address areas of concern.